What (who) is push - definition
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push
I. v. a.
1.
Thrust, impel (by pressure), hustle, jostle, justle, elbow, crowd, shove.
2.
Urge, press forward, drive on.
3.
Force, press, drive, embarrass by arguments.
4.
Importune, tease, press with solicitation.
5.
Prosecute, follow closely.
6.
Impel, drive, urge.
II. v. n.
1.
Thrust, make a thrust.
2.
Endeavor, strive, try, exert one's self.
3.
Bud, sprout, germinate, vegetate, grow, burst out, put forth, shoot forth.
III. n.
1.
Thrust, foin.
2.
Trial, test, exigence, exigency, extremity, emergency, pinch, strait.
3.
Onset, attack, assault, charge, strong effort.
push
I
n.
act of pushing
1) to give smb. a push (our car was stuck and they gave us a push)
attack
2) a big push
3) a push to (a push to the sea)
II
v.
1)(d; intr.) ('to shove') to push against (to push against the door)
2) (d; intr.) to push for ('to urge') (to push for reform)
3) (d; intr.) to push into ('to force one's way') (to push into a crowded bus)
4) (D; tr.) ('to force to move') to push into (we pushed the stalled car into the garage)
5) (d; intr.) ('to press') to push on (to push on a handle)
6) (d; intr., tr.) to push through ('to force one's way through') (to push through a crowd; to push one's way through a crowd)
7) (d; intr.) ('to move') to push to, towards (our troops pushed towards the next village)
8) (H) ('to urge') to push smb. to do smt.
9) (N; used with an adjective) push the chair closer
10) (misc.) the army was pushed to the breaking point
Push
·noun A pustule; a pimple.
II. Push ·vi To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
III. Push ·noun A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
IV. Push ·add. ·noun A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang.
V. Push ·vt To thrust the points of the horns against; to Gore.
VI. Push ·noun An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
IX. Push ·noun The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.
XII. Push ·vi To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.
XIII. Push ·noun Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
XIV. Push ·vt To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking;
- opposed to draw.
Pronunciation examples for push
1. "One...Two...Three...Push! Push! Push!"
Preserving the Grange - Trailer
2. Push hard, push hard.
Work First Culture Fails Families & Businesses _ Josh Levs _ Talks at Google
3. advertising. Push push.
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4. Push! Push hard!
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
5. Physically, mentally, you've got to push, push, push."
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Examples of use of push
1. Move.‘‘ Push, push, push, push, push.‘‘ Then in Arabic: Give it to me.
2. "We‘re going to push and push and push until some larger force makes us stop," Addington said at one point, according to Goldsmith.
3. There will be charterers who will push and push until they break the WS50 barrier.
4. Push Ephraim Sneh, a senior Labor Party lawmaker, also indirectly confirmed the planned push until the Litani.
5. The push for overarching legislation is bipartisan.